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DAVID JONES, OF IALOUSE JUNCTIOX, IASI-IINGTOX TERRITORY.

JOURNAL-BOX.

SPECIFICATION' forming part of Letters Patent No. 307,051, dated October 21, 188%.

Applieairn filed July 16, 1F84. (No model.)

tion ot' theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in journal-boxes for railroad-trucks; and it consists in certain features of construction and in combination of parts, hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a view in perspective of my improved journal-box. Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of the same with the oil and packing container partially drawn out. Fig. 8 is a view in perspective ot" the device for fastening the oilcontainer. Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section of the box and an elevation view of a portion of the axle. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the brass box and a horizontal section oi' the that when the parts are in position extends casing and oil-container on the line of .fr xr,

Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical section Fig. 'T is a viewin on the line of y y, Fig. perspective ofthe brass box.

A represents the casing or housing, and is of a single piece of cast-iron, and has a suitable opening, a, at the rear to admit the axle, and is provided at this part with a transverse vertical slot, a, in which a piece of leather,'a`, or other suitable material is inserted that fits nicely around the axle to exclude the dust and The housing is provided with the ribs a and a" and the holes a?, for securing the housing to the truck. The housing is a hollow structure, and open at the front end, and has a raised portion, A', that embraces the upright portion of the oil-container. The box B is usually of brass or some anti-friction composition, and has a depression, B, on top, by means of which some material is saved and the surface to be dressed is materially lessened, and also the box, by having its bearing on the outside, is more iirni on its seat and is not liable to rock. The box is cut away at Z to save metal, and is provided with the lugs b, that ab'ut against the lugs A2 of the housing and hold the box from moving rearward,while the iiange or extension Zr of the box abuts against the rib A" ot' the housing and prevents the box from moving forward. The box laterally is an easy iit between the lugs A2, so that it can adjust itselfto the line ofthe axle. The face of the lugs A are concaved,'as shown, so that if any fitting of the lugs is necessary there will be but little metal to cut away, and the expense of such fitting is thereby materially lessened.

C is the oil-container, the shape of which is clearly shown in Figs. 2 and I, and consists, essentially, ot the rectangular horizontal part C and the upright rectangular part CZ, that are integral. rIhe walls ofthe part C2 iuclose the chamber D, that leads under the perforated false bottom o of the part C. c of the part C extend up above the center of the axle, as shown in Fig. (3, and the rear end wall, c'", iits close to the axle E. The sides c are provided with the ribs c", that serve to hold down the packing with which the part C' is filled.

E is a plate that is dovetailed into the recess C and has a laterally-projecting part, c,

across and on top of the part A', and a depending iiange, e, that Vhooks over the rear edge of the part A', by means of which the oilcontainer is held in its place in the housing, as shown in Figs. l and 4. Akey1 F, maybe The sides provided, the round shank of which passes rthrough the part c and through the light spring-washer G, and has a laterally-projecting lug, f. The upper portion or thumbpiece ot' th'e key may have a hole, so that a chain or wire may be attached to secure this part to the housing, so that when the part E is drawn out it will not be thrown down and lost, but well held by the said key and chain. The lug f is in the same vertical plane with the thumb-pieceand when the part E is to be withdrawn or inserted in its proper position, by turning the thumb-piece ofthe key to the position shown in Fig. 3 the lugf will pass through the elongated hole I in the part A. XVhen the parts are in position and are to be secured, by pressing on the top of the key so as to depress the spring-washerz' the key may be turned to the position shown in Figs. l and et, in which position the lugf will engage the under side of the top plate of the part A. This part of the plate may be provided with a slight depression on the under side, as shown at o, Fig. 8, in which case, by means of the elastic washer, the lug would be held in said depression so that it would not be displaced by accident, and the parts would thereby be securely held together.

As shown in Fig. 4, while the rear wall of the container lits close to the axle, the rear wall of the housing is out away above and below the axle, so that when the oil-container is removed the housing may be raised and the front end tilted upward until the box B may be withdrawn toward the front and a new box placed in position with very little trouble.

In operating the device the horizontal part C of the oil-container is packedwith cotton waste or similar material, and it should be pressed down under the ribs atto hold it in position, and the container should be so nearly iilled with the packing that the latter' will press up around the under side of the axlejournal. rIhe oil is poured into the chamber D and passes up through the perforated bottom, saturatin g the waste,and is carried up and distributed on thejournal. The chamber D in the upright part might be partially filled with waste that would act as a iilter and arrest any sediment in the oil. Wvhen the container needs replenishing with oil,the part E is removed and the container drawn out alittle way fa-r enough to expose the mouth of the chamberD.in which there is plenty of room to pour the oil without wastingit. After pouring in the oil, the container is pushed back to its place and secured by the slide E and the key F, as aforesaid. the parts are well iitted, little or no dust will be admitted inside the journal-box. If at any time, through neglecting to supply the box with oil, thejournal should become heated,the oil-container can be entirely withdrawn and the journal cooled by dashing water in the housing. Meantime -t-he oil-container may be supplied with oil and new waste, if necessary, and made ready to be returned to its place.

Vith the journal-boxes heretofore commonly used on railroads it requires some time to remove the waste by means of a hook or similar instrument, and after the journal has been cooled with water the water in turn must be re moved before the oil-container is in tit condition to receive new waste and oil7 causing a much longer delay than would be necessary if my improved mechanism were in use.

By reason of the ample room in the container for storing oil the journal-box will run a long time without refilling.

In place of the key F a stud may be screwed into the top plate of the part A', and extend up through the part e, and have a nut on top, or a screw-bolt may extend through the part 0 and screw` into the said top plate of t-he part A; but the key is preferable, because it can be so quickly manipulated.

Vhat I claim ism 1. In a journal-box for railroadtruelis, a removable oil-container consisting, essentially, ofthe horizontal part C and the upright part Cl, the former provided with the false perforated bottom c and the ribs d", and the latter s provided with depressions or recesses C, the side walls of which are undercut, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a removable oilcontainer provided with the recess C, of the part E, provided with beveled edges and provided with the part e and the rib 0, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the housing A, provided with the upright part A, of the removable container C, provided with the upright part C`, adapted to fit into the part A@ substantially as set forth.

4c. The housing A, provided with the rib A3 and the lugs A, of the box B, provided with the depression B', the lugs b', and the extension Z, substantially as set forth.

rPhe combination of the part E, provided with the parts c and e', of the key F, provided with the lug f and spring-washer f5, and the depression o, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof .I sign this specification, in the presence of two witnesses, this 14th day of July, 188i.

DAVID JONES.

\Vitn esses:

L. L. Caravan, R. D. Cxiuxvxx. 

